sábado, abril 03, 2010

Link between man and apes


Homo habilis lived 2.0-1.6 million years ago and had a wide distribution in Africa


Missing link between man and apes found

A "missing link" between humans and their apelike ancestors has been discovered.
By Richard Gray, Science Correspondent

Homo habilis lived 2.0-1.6 million years ago and had a wide distribution in Africa Photo: SPL The new species of hominid, the evolutionary branch of primates that includes humans, is to be revealed when the two-million-year-old skeleton of a child is unveiled this week.

Scientists believe the almost-complete fossilised skeleton belonged to a previously-unknown type of early human ancestor that may have been a intermediate stage as ape-men evolved into the first species of advanced humans, Homo habilis.
Full article at:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/evolution/7550033/Missing-link-between-man-and-apes-found.html

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